Bhutan Debt to GDP Ratio 1990-2024

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
  • Bhutan debt to gdp ratio for 2020 was 111.01%, a 20.65% increase from 2019.
  • Bhutan debt to gdp ratio for 2019 was 90.36%, a 5.49% decline from 2018.
  • Bhutan debt to gdp ratio for 2018 was 95.85%, a 0.07% increase from 2017.
  • Bhutan debt to gdp ratio for 2017 was 95.78%, a 2.11% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Government Debt as % of GDP
Bhutan 111.01%
Zambia 103.54%
Mongolia 73.88%
Kyrgyz Republic 70.66%
El Salvador 69.96%
Georgia 65.19%
Ukraine 57.08%
Papua New Guinea 48.68%
Indonesia 42.90%
Eswatini 39.83%
Moldova 33.96%
Micronesia 27.86%
Solomon Islands 11.46%
Lesotho 2.99%
Bhutan Debt to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Government Debt as % of GDP Annual Change
2020 111.01% 20.65%
2019 90.36% -5.49%
2018 95.85% 0.07%
2017 95.78% 2.11%
2016 93.67% 11.39%
2015 82.29% -4.02%
2014 86.31% -4.06%
2013 90.37% 22.19%
2012 68.18% 9.46%
2011 58.72% 6.72%
2010 52.00% -1.94%
2009 53.94% -3.76%
2008 57.70% -2.11%
2007 59.81% -11.49%
2006 71.30% -4.40%
2005 75.70% 3.80%
2004 71.90% 6.27%
2003 65.63% 11.51%
2002 54.12% -13.05%
2001 67.17% 29.88%
2000 37.29% 1.20%
1999 36.09% 5.01%
1998 31.08% -0.85%
1997 31.94% -5.92%
1996 37.85% 9.59%
1995 28.26% -6.18%
1994 34.44% -6.50%
1993 40.94% -6.54%
1992 47.48% -1.90%
1991 49.39% -3.96%
1990 53.35% -3.96%